Institute of Education African Collection
Scope and Contents
Collection of loose prints. It falls into two groups; 1-97 are a set illustrating a lecture by Professor Max Gluckman on Barotseland, and 98-186 are chiefly British Official photographs illustrating aspects of social, educational and economic progress in West Africa.
Dates
- Creation: 1945 - 1954
Conditions Governing Access
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Extent
3 archive box(es) (187 images in 3 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented by the Library of the Institute of Education in 1985.
Existence and Location of Copies
This collection is available on microfiche: Africa, fiche number 8-12. A small selection of images relating to Ghana has been digitised. Follow the digital object links to view the collection on Cambridge Digital Library.
General
This collection level description was entered by SG using information from the original typescript catalogue.
Originator(s)
Various
- Date
- 2004-07-27 14:30:51+00:00
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository
Cambridge University Library
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Cambridge CB3 9DR United Kingdom
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